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not [nɒt] ADV

1. not:

not
不 bù
not
没 méi
She's not coming.
她不来了。

2. not [代表否定的从句]:

not
不会这样 bùhuì zhèyàng
A: Will it rain tomorrow? B: I hope not.
甲：明天会下雨吗？乙：我希望不。

3. not [用在省略句当中，代替词、短语或句子]:

Correct or not, this expression is unpopular.
不论正确与否，这种表达方式不常用。

forget-me-not N BOT

not-for-profit ADJ

Usage examples with not

not nearly
根本不 gēnběn bù
not very
[表示语气的委婉] 不很 bù hěn
not a
一个…也不 yīgè…yěbù
not that
并不是说 bìng bùshì shuō
not half sl Brit
很 hěn
not only ... but also ...
不但…而且… búdàn…érqiě…
not so much ... as
与其说是…倒不如说是 yǔqí shuō shì…dào bùrú shuō shì
not only ... but (also)
不仅…而且 bùjǐn…érqiě
So you're not coming!
那你不来了!
She's not my type.
她和我不是一类人。
not care a cent
毫不在乎 háobù zàihu
not nearly enough money
钱远远不够
as likely as not
很可能 hěn kěnéng
believe it or not inf
信不信由你 xìn bù xìn yóu nǐ
as often as not
往往 wǎngwǎng
more often than not
往往 wǎngwǎng

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The automatic and ineffable nature of a synesthetic experience means that the pairing may not seem out of the ordinary.
en.wikipedia.org
But none of 116 people who had died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who had not received contaminated growth hormone showed any sign of amyloid protein deposits.
montrealgazette.com
When thou hast said all this, fling it away to him with thy back turned, and deliver it not to him face to face.
en.wikipedia.org
Although wind power is a popular form of energy generation, the construction of wind farms is not universally welcomed, often for aesthetic reasons.
en.wikipedia.org
They are not manufactured locally and the costs of setting up local manufacturing facilities would be prohibitive, given the regulations surrounding pharmaceuticals.
en.wikipedia.org
Not only a whole new scientific field of investigation, but a community of scientists capable of doing it well has been created.
en.wikipedia.org
She liked her cats to look like real cats painted from life (albeit always properly dressed ones), not inky sketches.
www.spectator.co.uk
Note that the user's password is not disclosed to the computer he uses.
en.wikipedia.org
The bears would not have returned north except in pursuit of food.
en.wikipedia.org
He explains that his no-show is not deliberate: he is only forgetful.
en.wikipedia.org

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